ARLINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS

In accordance with the provisions of the Massachusetts General laws, Chapter 30A, Section 20, notice is hereby given for the following meeting of the:

Arlington School Committee
School Committee Regular Meeting
Thursday, February 14, 2019
6:30 PM

Arlington High School

School Committee Room

869 Mass Avenue, 6th Floor

Arlington, MA  02476 

 

Open Meeting
6:30 p.m. Executive Session

To conduct strategy sessions in preparation for negotiations with union and/or nonunion personnel or contract negotiations with union and /or nonunion in which if held in an open meeting, may have a detrimental effect.

 

To conduct strategy with respect to collective bargaining or litigation, in which if held in an open meeting, may have a detrimental effect. Collective bargaining may also be conducted.

 

To discuss Superintendent's Kathleen Bodie's contract
7:10 p.m. Public Participation
7:20 p.m. Review of Draft Five Year Budget Plan. L. Kardon, Budget Chair
7:40 p.m. Presentation of Superintendent's Proposed FY 2020 Budget and Discussion
8:20 p.m. Superintendent's Report, K. Bodie
  • AHS Building Project update
8:40 p.m. Consent Agenda
All items listed with an asterisk are considered to be routine and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a member of the committee so requests, in which event the item will be considered in its normal sequence:

Approval of Warrant:  Warrant #  119146 dated, 1/24/2019, in the amount of $445,528.93

Approval of Minutes: Regular School Committee minutes, 1/10/2019, 1/24/2019, and Special School Committee minutes 1/30/2019

Approval of Trips: AHS History & SS Vietnam Trip on 2/13/2020-2/22/2020

                              AHS Student Council Trip, MASC 2019

Policy: None
8:45 p.m. Subcommittee/Liaison Reports/Announcements

Budget:  Len Kardon, Chair  

Community Relations:  Jennifer Susse, Chair

Curriculum, Instruction, Assessment & Accountability: Jeff Thielman, Chair         

Facilities:  Bill Hayner, Chair

Policies & Procedures:  Paul Schlichtman, Chair

Legal Services Review:  Bill Hayner, Jeff Thielman

Arlington High School Building Committee:  Jeff Thielman, Kirsi Allison-Ampe

Gibbs Committee:  Jane Morgan

Liaisons Reports

Announcements:  Human Rights Commission opening

Future Agenda Items

 

9:05 p.m. Executive Session

To conduct strategy sessions in preparation for negotiations with union and/or nonunion personnel or contract negotiations with union and /or nonunion in which if held in an open meeting, may have a detrimental effect.

 

To conduct strategy with respect to collective bargaining or litigation, in which if held in an open meeting, may have a detrimental effect. Collective bargaining may also be conducted.

 

9:30 p.m. Adjournment
The listings of matters are those reasonably anticipated by the Chair, which may be discussed at the meeting. Not all items listed may in fact be discussed and other items not listed may also be brought up for discussion to the extent permitted by law.
Stated times and time amounts, listed in parenthesis, are the estimated amount of time for that particular agenda item. Actual times may be shorter or longer depending on the time needed to fully explore the topic.
Submitted by Kirsi Allison-Ampe, MD, Chair
Correspondence Received:

Warrant #19146  dated 1/24/2019

Draft minutes from Regular SC meeting 1/10/2019, 1/24/2019

Draft minutes from Special SC meeting 1/30/2019

Legal Spreadsheets for FY 19 

Newsletter LWV Jan, Feb, 2019

Program of Studies 2019-2020 updated 

Commisioners Report 1/25/2019

Condition of Education in the Commonwealth 1 24 2019

Classroom sizes 1/1/2019

International Travel for Vietnam 2/13/2020-2/22/2020

AHS Building Project Press Release 2/7/2019 

Parent letter in support of start time proposal 2/4/2019

Parent letter opposed of start time proposal 

FY 20 Superintendent's Proposed Budget  and Budget message

2 8 2019 additional documents 

5 year Budget plan document 

AHS Student Council Trip approval 2019